egi

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See also: égi, -egi, and Egi

Japanese

Romanization

egi

  1. Rōmaji transcription of えぎ

Latin

Verb

ēgī

  1. first-person singular perfect active indicative of agō

Nupe

Etymology

From same root as -gi (“diminutive suffix”). Cognate with Gbari eɓi.

Pronunciation

Noun

egi (plural egizhì)

  1. child; offspring
    Egi è tígí. ― The child is crying.
    A kpáátá a yì egi mizhì. ― They are all my children.
  2. Used to indicate a person's origin or profession.
    ‎Nupe (“Nupe”) → ‎egi Nupe (“Nupe person”)
    ‎etun (“work”) → ‎egi etun (“apprentice”)
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